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Libya: The Lesser of Two Evils

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The Nile at a crossroads: Navigating the GERD dispute as Egypt’s floodwaters rise

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Alessia Melcangi

The latest escalation between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia coincides with a diplomatic shift from the United States.

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Libya: The Lesser of Two Evils

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Kazakhstan joins the Abraham Accords—and redefines the geography of peace

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Joseph Epstein

While some have dismissed an expansion to Central Asia as “largely symbolic” this interpretation overlooks deeper implications.

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MENASource

Oct 22, 2014

Libya: The Lesser of Two Evils

By Mohamed Eljarh

Benghazi has seen scores dead and many more injured during the third week of October in armed confrontations. Since October 15, the city has witnessed air strikes by air force jets loyal to retired General Khalifa Haftar, suicide bombings by Ansar al-Sharia against youth neighborhood night watch teams, and street fights between armed residents and […]

Libya

MENASource

Oct 21, 2014

Prospects for Judicial Reform in Egypt

By Yussef Auf

Of Egypt’s many state institutions, the judiciary has had a significant effect on—and was most affected by—the Egyptian revolution. Over the last three years, the Egyptian judiciary’s rulings and decisions has played an influential role in Egypt’s trajectory, prompting some to say that it was driving the transition. At the same time, the judiciary has […]

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 21, 2014

Top News: Libyan Parliament Allies with Haftar, Struggles to Assert Authority

By MENASource

Libya’s beleaguered House of Representatives, struggling to assert some authority, has declared a formal alliance with renegade former general Khalifa Haftar, who leads Operation Dignity in a campaign to rid Libya of Islamists.

MENASource

Oct 21, 2014

Top News: Alexandria Student Dies after Sustaining Birdshot Injuries

By EgyptSource

  A student has died in hospital after being injured last week in clashes with police at Alexandria University. Omar Sherif is the first fatality in clashes that have rocked Egyptian universities since the beginning of term on October 11.

MENASource

Oct 21, 2014

EconSource: Morocco’s Economy Minister Presents 2015 Appropriation Draft Bill To Parliament

By EconSource

Morocco’s Minister of Economy presented the broad lines of the 2015 appropriation draft bill before the two houses of parliament. For 2015, the draft bill forecasts a GDP growth rate of 4.4 percent on the basis of a 4.3 percent budget deficit of GDP and a 9 percent rise of investment expenses to reach 54 […]

MENASource

Oct 21, 2014

[VIDEO] Tunisia’s Path Forward: An Interview With Minister Hedi Larbi

By Lara Talverdian

Tunisia has been hailed as the best hope for success in consolidating a democracy in the Arab world. The situation is fragile, however, as the country faces serious economic woes and growing security concerns.

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 21, 2014

Why Zakaria’s Strategy in Syria is Wrong

By Faysal Itani and Michael Weiss

Fareed Zakaria and Leslie Gelb both have made what they think are bold and unfashionable proposals for U.S. policy in Syria without bothering to realize that their prescriptions have become the new conventional wisdom.

Syria

MENASource

Oct 20, 2014

Top News: US Airdrops Military Supplies in Kobani; Turkey Will Usher Peshmerga from Iraq

By MENASource

Hours after US military aircraft dropped ammunition and small arms to resupply Kurdish fighters in the embattled town of Kobani, Turkey’s foreign minister said Monday that the country would facilitate the movement of Iraqi Kurdish forces, or Peshmerga, to the city to join the fighting.

MENASource

Oct 20, 2014

Tunisia’s Elections a Test of Commitment

By Duncan Pickard

During the drafting of the Tunisian constitution, adopted in January 2014, it was axiomatic to say that passing a text was a serious challenge, but that implementation would be even more daunting. The constitution’s first serious test will come after October 26, when Tunisian authorities will hold the first legislative elections under the new constitution.

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 20, 2014

Top News: Military Officer Takes Charge as First Secretary-General of Egypt’s Parliament

By EgyptSource

  Army major general Khaled Abdel-Sallam al-Sadr will begin his new job as secretary-general of Egypt’s House of Representatives – the lower house of parliament – this week, becoming the first man from military ranks to hold this post.

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